Propionibacterium acnes Brain Abscess Appearing 10 Years After Neurosurgery
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Propionibacterium acnes brain abscess appearing 10 years after neurosurgery.
OBJECTIVE To describe a case of Propionibacterium acnes infection arising 10 years after neurosurgery and to review the literature regarding similar cases and their treatment. DESIGN Case report. SETTING Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. PATIENT A 70-year-old man with an intracerebral abscess and 2 biopsies culture positive for P acnes 10 years after subdural hematoma evacuation...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Neurology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0003-9942
DOI: 10.1001/archneurol.2009.75